How GOOD Was Jason Kidd Actually?

Let's take a look back at Jason Kidd's NBA career and evaluate how good he actually was. Hope you enjoy!
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[@blaze0713]

Kidd would have a modest stat line of something like 12 points 7 assists and 8 rebounds, but if you watched the game you would know that he was dominating the whole game through his ability to control and set the pace of the game. His fast breaks were legendary.

[@jimmyjay689]

That was a half in his prime, sometimes even a qt

[@cyrilglibratv4028]

More like 12 10 and 9 or 15 10 and 10

[@brianlogsdon4824]

@@cyrilglibratv4028 I’d say 15, 10 and 10

[@cdgates1]

He was a 6'4 Magic Johnson

[@cdgates1]

He was a 6'4 Magic Johnson

[@The101Explorer]

Jason Kidd is literally everything you’d want in a point guard

[@KillerXTV]

On the mark, everyone shits on cp3 but he’s literally the ideal point guard too (especially in his prime) Edit* apparently simpletons think I’m comparing the two of them and saying cp3 is better, read what I wrote again, but slowly this time

[@felipecorrea7876]

@@KillerXTV kidd is taller tho

[@juliangarcia1221]

@@KillerXTV J Kidd is more athletic

[@KillerXTV]

@@felipecorrea7876 where did I say he wasn’t?

[@KillerXTV]

@@juliangarcia1221 where did I say he wasn’t?

[@joejett5084]

I was not a Jason Kidd fan until he went to the nets and he changed my outlook on basketball. He dominated the game by just passing, it was unreal. Those nets teams weren’t that good and he made them into finals contenders. He was robbed out of a mvp.

[@joejett5084]

@@loveofmangos001 it’s not about the best player in the league or shaq would have at least 3 mvps. He turned around the nets after being traded for a player that was equal or in some opinions even better.

[@younglove3362]

@@loveofmangos001 if mvp was based on better players, Nash wouldn't have an mvp, let alone 2. 🙄

[@JCmeister9]

I'd say you can argue that he deserved that 2003 mvp at the very least. That being said, the one he lost it to was arguably the best player in the league at the time and also won the championship that same year. So that's the reason why I don't think he was robbed because Duncan I believe deserved it more that season.

[@ericbondurant]

Werent that good? Richard Jeff, Kittles, Van Horne, and ultimate rim runner in Kenyon Martin? My dude, that team was LOADED. just wasnt enough to beat the Lakers.

[@geemoney1982]

Obviously you still not a fan if you believe he did nothing else but pass

[@danielvasquez3758]

He put the potential and growth into Giannis early on and I’m glad to see both still dominating and improving!!

[@salaskusina]

Yeah, that's why Giannis did not forget to thank Him when they won thr Championship.

[@tjanderson5892]

@@salaskusina think it sells Giannis short saying he installed the potential and growth into Giannis. Giannis always had potential. He’s born w/ it. His growth is due to his work ethic that he only he himself can be responsible for. Kidd was definitely an influence on Giannis and a young Bucks team. But great players are gonna be great simply bc of their potential and work ethic

[@95yazid]

@@tjanderson5892 I get your point relative to how poorly OP phrased it but this is just not how it works... You can have all the potential in the world and the greatest work ethic ever seen in the history of humanity if you work on the wrong aspect of your game and physicality it's all gonna go to waste. That's why it is important for a player's developpement to have great coaches and trainers that will see what abilities and physical tools you need to maximize in order to be the best player you can be. And I think it was particularly important in the developpement of a player like Giannis who had less experience with Basketball than most when entering the NBA. And I think it's not selling anybody short to say it because everybody needs a helping hand at some point and everybody who pretends to be a 100% self made man is 100% a liar

[@KleinpeterHank]

Idk why but recently I’ve been re-watching the 2003 nba finals. Kidd was amazing at basically everything but scoring, and more specifically shooting on a consistent basis. It’s incredible he led that Nets team to back to back finals even in a weaker Eastern Conference. The amount of open shots he sets up for his teammates in that series and they miss is infuriating, but hey at least he got a ring in 2011.

[@tridra5714]

He wasn't even a particularly bad shooter in 2003. Points guards didn't take that many threes back then anyway and Jason made a fair amount when he took them in that series in my opinion

[@NothingElseMattersJM]

Yea he actually shot 3’s at 35% clip but yea he could’ve been more efficient as a scorer but that was never a big problem since he was never a volume scorer

[@Nicomartz52]

Inremember that.and you are right, was infuriating

[@KleinpeterHank]

@@NothingElseMattersJM I meant more that he would go entire stretches of games while being inept at scoring. For example game 1 of the finals 2003, he starts 2-2 and goes 0-9 after that. While Kidds averages weren’t horrible, it was the erratic nature of his efficiency that was his weakness imo.

[@Swagoullie]

Yes his shooting % was terrible overall so almost more amazing how much he was still able to impact the game overall and top tier defender for a decade.

[@ktvindicare]

I love this "How good was he actually..." series. Keep em coming Andy!

[@niklas996]

💯

[@brucelau2023]

Sadly he doesn’t do these much no more

[@Frank-hv7xj]

So happy he's coaching Luka now! Kidd is arguably the perfect guy to be coaching Luka since Kidd now matured into becoming a great coach, shows a lot of humility, a team comes first player, always wanting to get better, and is a defensive orientated player (what Luka needs to improve on the most). Kidd has everything what Luka needs to have a long successful career and I'm excited to see how it all goes down!

[@nypunk]

Great to finally see a video on Jason Kidd. My dad was a huge fan of his during his Nets days. I always appreciated his pass first and defensive game that made him a triple double threat

[@alonzotanner1226]

Exactly. My two favorites of his traits as well.

[@danielvasquez3758]

He was a beast!! Glad we’re seeing him as a great coach!!

[@quincybryant5231]

Ppl keep bringing up his first year coaching. Even his year you could see his smarts.

[@powerbad696]

Those Net Teams he was on were very GOOD,Shaq was the MAIN reason they lost to the Lakers,they didn't have anyone to slow him down.

[@martinrideout1080]

@@powerbad696 Didn't they get swept out of the Finals by the Spurs? Lol. What's your excuse for that happening? 🤔 Clown 🤡

[@adrianau6679]

Kidd and Nash were the two best PGs from the 2000s.

[@rayenewell]

Chauncey Billups? 😂

[@Malaki727]

Kidd yes. Nash no. Top 10 at best 👌

[@clipperfan1714]

Kidd and Nash are not even top 10 dummy. Kobe and Shaq literally won 4 straight titles

[@MadMrMatter]

Tony Parker, Manu Ginobli (SG/PG), he's credited with inventing and popularizing the euro step.

[@berna11111]

@@clipperfan1714 neither shaq or kobe were PGs dingus

[@sydguitar99]

I find it interesting how the greatest PGs (Nash and Kidd) ended up playing or being associated with the same teams (Mavs, Suns, Nets)

[@russell2890]

Stephon Marbury was also involved in those Suns & Nets teams too.

[@Deepometal]

Because the team management had a good taste in point guards

[@nickc.4558]

I remember when people called him Ason Kidd , because he didn't have a J at that point . What a legend and a worker !!!!!!

[@92alpha13]

I was #35 in high school. Saw Kidd play at Cal with Lamond Murray. The game was Arizona vs Cal. Back when Zona had Damon Stoudamire. Kidd went ham. Immediately changed my number to 5 and studied his game. Still my all time favorite college pg.

[@louisianayesu]

Jason Kid to me, in my opinion, is the definition of a pure point guard 💂‍♀️

[@Danny-sd5vm]

J-Kidd should be in every conversation for the best PG in NBA history. It makes no sense how his career and accomplishments are never discussed.

[@LOON3Y2OONS]

Watching Kidd and Carter was awsome back in the day.

[@SrinivasanV2707]

Kidd and Duncan are one of the very few players in 00's, whose stats doesn't show their entire impact on the game. Even though their stats alone could win them multiple MVP'S. That's how amazing they were.

[@theburden9920]

Duncan is really good he had quadriple in the finals insane

[@atlebakke]

@@theburden9920 *should've

[@RodNubianKing]

Duncan did win 2 MVP's

[@mamamo1639]

I find it ironic that Marbury was the guard that was traded so that the Nets under Kidd's era and the Suns under Nash's era can have a great turn around

[@brucelau2023]

Jason Kidd’s trade to New Jersey was really the one that put them over the top , those two consecutive finals appearances were magnificent , and he really did carried those Nets teams in the early 2000s when the Eastern conference was rather weak , except those Detroit Pistons teams

[@lukailic5439]

And Indiana...

[@bandito241]

The Pistons sucked when the Nets were going to the Finals. After 04 they weren’t close.

[@drew8703]

It's surprising and really impressive to see the improvement on each of the teams he went to in the first year, I don't think there's any other player who has the record that he does in this regard.

[@raymondsmith2040]

I didn't know he played for Phoenix that long. When I think of J Kidd I always think of his time with the Nets. Him, Richard Jefferson, and Vince Carter were the original lob city.

[@younglove3362]

Kemp and Peyton were the original lob city

[@TDotRedemption]

@@younglove3362 *Payton

[@joeyreycasul2448]

Don't forget K.Mart

[@SuperNASCARrocks]

He was the engine that drove the early 2000’s Nets team. He elevated the personnel around him and made his teammates better. Even in his later years with Dallas he was a threat.

[@sensethevillen]

Always was a great passer but developed his shot later on in his career. Was good on defense too.

[@carlpatrickragas2159]

Great defender tho

[@Late2Hoops]

He came in at #9 on my all time Point Guards list. Super talented, but could never get those wins up outside his 2011 run w dirk.. A truly gifted basketball mind thought, I don't understand how he didn't succeed more as a coach. Way to stay keep posting frequetly bro. You really inspired me to make content, and I'm glad you were able to post this on my bday!

[@Rieky22]

He’s doing better now as a coach plus he won a chip with the lakers as an assistant

[@powerbad696]

Kidd would give other guards tha-BUSINESS on the defensive end !!! LOL.Run full sprint up the court,change direction without slowing down.

[@NothingElseMattersJM]

I mean you’re not going to win a title with Kenyon Martin as your 2nd option and Richard Jefferson as your 3rd option

[@demasceionbyrd3776]

@@NothingElseMattersJM Facts

[@stevesteve0521]

9 is too low especially considering that he’s probably the best defensive player out of the 8 you have ahead of him unless you had GP ahead of him. Kidd is number 5 in my opinion. Steph is the only current gen guy I’ll put ahead of him and in the 90s and 00s I think he was the best point guard of that generation edging out nash and GP. Cp3, Westbrook, kyrie and dame aren’t better than Kidd I’m sorry they’ll are really good but none of those players as the guy lead their teams to back to back finals or was the defender that Kidd was. I don’t know what hell Jerry west or A.I would be considered but I’m putting them both at the 2. My top 5 would be Magic Steph Isiah Big 0 KIdd (Arguably stockton but I like Kidd better)

[@jeffhardy6333]

The direct reason why I’ve worn #5 on every team I’ve been on. Smartest player I’ve ever seen play the game. What he did on those Nets teams isn’t talked about enough.

[@eksit101]

As someone who actually watched his career from Berkeley until now, if you understand just how bad the east was in the late 90's, early 00's... He just had heart. No secret to winning.

[@NothingElseMattersJM]

Yea basically after MJ retired the east was super weak up until about 2008. Then it go super weak again in the mid 2010’s but it’s better today

[@ericglenn9984]

Been waiting for this one for a long time. Cant wait to show this to my dad. He's a big Jason Kidd fan. Thanks, Andy.

[@dionysise5008]

one of my favorite guys and players back then

[@pvpichozen2027]

Kidd is the reason why I’m a Nets fan great player 💯🔥

[@MortanAMrk]

Taking a team even despite a wrak comference to a final is stilll mighty impress8ve

[@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

Bucks fans hate Jason Kidd and yet it was he who helped push Giannis to develop into the two-way phenom he currently is.

[@sidineischmidt6046]

Jason Kidd is the reason I started loving basketball.

[@AirRusher1992]

Definitely one of my favorite players of all-time, J-Kidd is once known as a triple-double machine before Russell Westbrook. Legend.

[@Imthebestmaneideedit]

Before Westbrook literally ruined the triple double chasing stats 😡

[@shivaneepatell]

That 2011 team was my favorite. After the 2004 Pistons.

[@t-god2439]

Oh been a while for the “how good was he series” fire as usual and I think he would be about the same yes he couldn’t shoot but he did everything else at a high level and was consistent at doing it and unlike Ben he wants to get better

[@jonathanmbiya983]

The best series is back💯

[@ptown24]

Kidd is one of my favorite pg's he in my top 10 easy. he was the reason i became a Mavs fan in 95

[@MrNostalgiaX]

The things I've always loved about Kidd the most, especially later into his career was that he was a great passer and really good defender. So many players these days build their starpower solely on iso offense skills and fans mostly don't give a shit about defense in a player, but honestly he was a real great asset to have because of those two qualities alone. He didn't have to be the best shooter even though I think a good PG should have a strong jumpshot, but the facilitating and defense themselves were what made him so good in my eyes.

[@ericzamudio2905]

Mr worldwide played basketball? That is wild

[@shivaneepatell]

All the Nets needed at that time was a center to guard Shaq!

[@glennjonathan2066]

its wild a year later jason kidd bring dallas to the final . damnnnn

[@rafifarhan8964]

Seeing you're video make me remembered about his peak at Nets team in early 2000

[@barondavisiscool]

10:48 "... ever since he was a kid" I wish I had good enough wordplay to make a pun on this 😭

[@calebdouglas7622]

And on top of everything Kidd is also a two time gold medalist. His leadership was much needed for the 08 Redeem Team

[@keithbote6130]

this is the type of content andy hoops really separates him from others. SUBSCRIBER since 2017 lol

[@dutchmastah07]

So I grew up a Bulls fan, watched them win all those titles and MJ retire. Mike was my favorite player to watch, just favorite player ever. When he left i gravitated towards Jason Kidd as my favorite guy to watch. After Jordan, Kidd is my second favorite player ever, easily. I feel he’s so underrated. I hate when people rank the top point guards ever and either have him lower than guys he was better than or just omit him completely. He’s top 5 to me.

[@LetsTalkAbout1125]

Jason Kidd played bully ball as a guard and was an exceptional post up players for his size. Now add in Kidd’s defence and passing ability, he was THE MOST complete PG of the 00’s.

[@tooforwon241]

Regardless of how weak the East was, going to the Finals back-to-back is a major feat to accomplish. He's a legend for sure

[@코넬리-l4b]

Kidd was one of the greatest example how PG must play! Simply he still is top 3 PG

[@lucasjaramillo3478]

Hell no. A dude averaging 49% TS% in the playoffs is not a top 3 point guard of all time. I can name 6 or 7 point guards at least that are better.

[@cdgates1]

Kidd was a 6'4 Magic Johnson. So I agree with the op

[@futureDreamer4]

I won't ever forget that 06' regular season game where Kidd and Nash were going at it. I believe it went to about 4OTs.That game could be an entire documentary.

[@jingqi9106]

Jason Kidd is a top 5 PG all-time along with Magic, Steve Nash, John Stockton, and Steph Curry. Kidd was a pure point guard and really made players around him better. HIs point guard style as a leader were very strong and he got along well with his teammates as opposed to a point guard like Chris Paul who alienated his teammates. Kidd also won an NBA championship which is a big feather in his cap. 💯

[@iamidnight9731]

And he also delivered a championship to the team that drafted him. Full circle indeed.

[@openyoureyes0421]

Fav player of all time starting watching him in NJ when I was 11-12 years old

[@key-kidd6234]

The most amazing thing about Jason.Kidd is that he always meet your expectation. That’s not easy.

[@itachi-kun7736]

Im glad to hear that how good Kidd was then

[@vatican2397]

Loved his game from his 1st year :-)

[@limitlessb_]

Two videos in two days let’s go Andy!! 💎💎💎💪🏾

[@thesphyrth]

10:45 - " Away of basketball he followed ever since he was a Kidd." Anyway, Kidd was basically the "Magic Johnson" of my childhood. The monicker "eyes on the back of his head" made me a fan of the concept of Court Vision from a young age.

[@joliettraveler]

I remember watching him at St. Joe's high school in Alameda, CA. He was unstoppable.

[@tjtotheb]

watching kidd was so exciting for me the early 2000’s

[@robs9237]

I love these types of videos 👏👏👏. Pls do more videos about players from the 90s and 2000s

[@Michaelyght9623]

Another great video Andy. The best PGs make their teammates better and he was top 5 at that. His career is underrated.

[@BabylonGateLA]

Make a “How good was” for Lamarcus Aldridge!

[@AirRusher1992]

He already did that. Scroll down. He made it about last year around the time he first retired due to a heart problem.

[@quincybryant5231]

Nets fans. His scoring went up in the playoffs. That’s why the nets went to the finals. But his defense was top notch. For a guy who couldn’t score he put fear in players. You had to out smart and hustle him.

[@spoiledera1497]

Jason Kidd is like eating at a five star restaurant and getting desert before the five course meal

[@stujohn6569]

Imagine if he went to the spurs in that 2003 offseason. Dude would’ve won like 5 titles in a row.

[@cameronno6039]

Good content, but normal size PG??? He was 6'4". He was tall for a PG, just not Magic/ Ball height. I'd have been interested in knowing what PG's you have ranked above him.

[@NothingElseMattersJM]

@The Golden Warriors Yea and that 205 is probably when he was younger. He’s 210+ later in his career

[@cameronno6039]

@The Golden Warriors I stand corrected. The average height around his playing time was 6'1-6'2 though. Plus, these averages are means. I wonder what the median is (yes, I'm too lazy to run the numbers).

[@shivaneepatell]

My favorite Point Guard ever!

[@christiankobain2874]

My all time favorite player. The man that got me into basketball.

[@jimmyhoffa7076]

Finally HOW GOOD WAS come back

[@acdcdave1387]

You continue to produce such great videos, keep up the great work Andy!

[@dysfunctional4912]

Magic Johnson, John Stockton and Jason Kidd, all at their peaks, are argurably the 3 greatest point guards to play the game in terms of making a team better.

[@mrdan523]

Steve Nash isn’t up there for you?

[@dysfunctional4912]

@@mrdan523 He's a top 10 point guard of all time, but I can't have him in the top 3 while he was perhaps the best in terms of offense, he had zero defense. He has 2 MVP awards, noone is taking that away from him. But I can't rank him higher (I have him as the 7th greatest PG of all time). Magic, Stockton, Kidd, Thomas, Big O and Chris Paul are ahead of him in my opinion.

[@lucasjaramillo3478]

@@dysfunctional4912 Steve Nash is easily better than Jason Kidd. And Stephen Curry and Magic Johnson are like 1A and 1B lmao. Where is he on your list? It is blasphemous to not have Curry as the best or second best point guard of all time at this point.

[@dysfunctional4912]

@@lucasjaramillo3478 I don't have him on my list because I view him as a shooting guard. When has Curry for any season has averaged more than 10 assists per game (like other all time great point guards) to be considered a true PG? He mostly attempts to shoot/score instead of making plays for his teammates. I can put him as top 3-5 shooting guard, but not as point guard. Even LeBron James who's a small forward (close to point-forward) is averaging more assists than Curry for his career lol. And no way I would take Steve Nash over Jason Kidd, Kidd is by far the better defender and can transform a team into a legit contender, Nash can do the same, but playing only offense doesn't help in the post season and btw Jason Kidd went to a terrible team and they went back-to-back to the NBA Finals.

[@lucasjaramillo3478]

@@dysfunctional4912 lmao there’s so many problems with the bullshit you just typed. Curry is absolutely a point guard, and he’s second to none as a playmaker in nba history. His gravity as a shooter creates so many opportunities for his teammates, that he doesn’t need to get empty assists. That’s why his teams win. He’s absolutely a point guard, and he’s the best or second best of all time. Second, statistically, Nash wipes the floor with Jason Kidd. He is a better scorer, passer, playmaker, ball handler, has better court vision, and is so much more efficient that it makes Kidd look like a liability on offense. Jason Kidd made two finals in a row because he played in the weakest East of all time. Conversely, Nash played in the strongest West of all time. Kidd would not have the same success if he played in the West during his prime, that’s a fact. And that Dallas ring might as well not even count, he was carried to a ring in an upset that shouldn’t have happened. Jason Kidd is so inefficient that it’s embarrassing. His FG% and TS% in the regular season and playoffs is lower than Russell Westbrook’s 🤣

[@FAlynn92]

Kidd is my all-time favorite player that I grew up watching, so I may be biased when I rank him #4 among Point Guards behind Magic, Steph and Zeke.

[@lucasjaramillo3478]

Chris Paul, Steve Nash, Russell Westbrook, and John Stockton are all better than Jason Kidd lmao

[@javigar133]

Lol, Stockton is a top 5, wtf

[@FAlynn92]

@@lucasjaramillo3478 I'll give you Stockton maybe, but Kidd has a championship, 3 Finals appearances, Comparable all-time stats and never had a Karl Malone-caliber scorer beside him. Chris Paul, I'd give him the 5th spot. Westbrook, absolutely not. If Kidd wanted to put up triple doubles every night, he could have, but chose to be about winning, unlike Westbrook and his stat padding.

[@FAlynn92]

@@javigar133 Stockton would be my 5th or 6th all time Point Guard. I didn't specify this in my original comment because I only mentioned who I would put above Kidd.

[@ΠαναγιωτηςΣκαλτσας-υ2γ]

He is a top-5 point guard. IF he had the athleticism and the 3pt shooting in his earlier years he would be the best PG we have ever seen as how a pg should as an individual

[@mauricejohnson3780]

I always say if I was in an all time draft and I miss out on Magic, I’m taking Kiddover IT, Steph, Stockton.. Maybe that’s crazy but I feel like I could completely trust him on both ends

[@MasterJ30]

He's been pretty good for the mavs

[@AndrewL31413]

He was one of the great players that was able to transform their game as they age gracefully. He got better at shooting to make up for being slower. Added some size to body other guards. He was the field general of that 2011 Dallas team.

[@showtimenick824]

I was at the hit me game! For how he carried mediocre teams deep into the playoffs, he did it in a terrible Eastern Conference but the Nets also doubled their win total from the year before he arrived so it's still impressive at all.

[@raifordkenneth15]

kidd is and was always my favorite point guard ever and he is this best passing point guard ever yes even over magic.

[@kingofnewyork8818]

J. Kidd was always one of my favorite players growing up. Always a solid player in my book.

[@tryhardfinessedyou]

Andy Hoops with another banger.

[@TyTimeIsAwesome]

Kidd will always be underrated. He was a true Mr. Do it all, and really did everything for the team. His stats speak even larger volume because he didn't just get a triple double for the numbers like Westbrook- he really did elevate everyone around him.

[@nbapbaupdate8338]

Jayson Kidd unstoppable career in Nets 🔥🔥🔥

[@brucelau2023]

Legit miss these “how good was X player videos” I’m still waiting on “how good Mike Miller was actually” for over a few years

[@GDCDGC]

Mike miller was a solid player

[@bill113]

He didn't NEED to shoot early on.. now days you have to shoot as PG.. he would developed a shot just like he did in Dallas

[@ericfrost7517]

One of the greatest PGs of all time

[@dorianwright3649]

Elite.

[@TreyDoe]

Jason Kidd was my favorite player when I first started watching NBA

[@williefaulker]

He doesn't get nearly as enough love as he should, this is coming from a die-hard sixers fan. He was the main reason the nets turned into contenders for those two years and I feel like because the East was weak at the time, those two finals runs get very diminished . Also the situations he had prior to coming to New Jersey also played a part in his reputation being hurt for a bit. Also feel like he gets too much hate at times for his coaching 10 years, he became a head coach fairly early with a old nets team, and this is right before Milwaukee had giannis for who he is now. I'm glad more KZbinrs and blogs are starting to give him his flowers.

[@bandito241]

Probably because he’s a woman beater and horrible father

[@ND-OPS]

Please make how good is Dr. J, he should be in the GOAT convo if we include his ABA career.

[@johnnyfersnanchi2521]

No mention of being number 2 in all time assists

[@apples874]

I love your voice and video presantation style

[@Dnero518]

I really wish Kidd was younger on the Knicks team he was on. He was damn near 40, couldn't play many minutes anymore but when he got to that Carmelo Anthony Knicks team his leadership and facilitating when he was in the game literally changed the whole team, it was amazing. If only he was younger he couldve helped Melo get a ring in New York. That's how good he was, that even when he was way too old to be playing anymore he was not the best or most talented anymore but he was still the most valuable player on a team, the glue that brought it all together and made a team everyone thought clunky or put together wrong, Amare,and Melo would never work or whatever else, he was the point guard who was finally able to make it operate smoothly and look like it could actually become a success, just a shame he was too old at that point to give enough minutes to will his body to do what his mind was still capable of and had to deal with constant injuries and limited minutes. Kidd is definitely a top 5 point guard ever in my book. What he did with the Nets was incredible too bringing them to the finals, the same as AI bringing the garbage Philly team he had to the finals but i domt see peopke credit Kidd like they do AI for willing a bad team all the way. Then finally with the Mavs him and Dirk was what each other had needed the whole time to get some rings.

[@JJ-bh6sk]

My favorite player growing up

[@BlackMarvel25]

He was great. An all time great. If he’s not in your top 10 of pg then your list is trash. He did everything that was needed and was so unselfish that it was actually a detriment to his game. I’m glad he ended up with a ring.

[@jerseydog423]

Didn’t mention his defensive prowess. He was very impactful on both sides of the floor

[@benjaminan1183]

7:17

[@juicejuice5013]

Jason Kidd was doing what Okc was doing now with the Bucks

[@brucelau2023]

ANDY HOOPS SATURDAYS YESSIR

[@paulyiustravelogue]

You mentioned about the Nets making the Finals in back-to-back years, you may want to talk about Byron Scott’s coaching. Was he a good coach, or was he terrible? Also, I still remember that first meeting between the Suns @ Nets in early 2005 (or was it 2006?). That game went 3OT and the final scores went in the 130s… crazy game even in today’s standard.

[@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

Imagine if his DV incident happened in today’s NBA